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Attendance to Date: 12.5% Over 2011

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The attendance increase from 2011 to 2012 is now down to 183,167, having dropped about 70,000 in the last four days. That is because the comparable series last year was a weekend series with the Yankees.

From here on out, attendance should increase significantly over last year. Our next four games are with the Yankees, compared to four dates last year where the Orioles only drew about 56,000 fans. So, the O's will recover the 70,000 they lost the last four games, and then some. From there on out, I still expect 2012 attendance to be higher than it was for the comparable dates last year. The 2011 O's only had two crowds over 30,000 fans after the Yankees left town; I'm pretty certain that all three games against Boston the final week of the season will easily top that figure. The real issue is whether the fans will continue to be apathetic when we play Tampa at home on September 11-13 and Toronto on September 24-26. For attendance purposes, we have one less home date remaining than last year, due to the rained out Toronto game that is now part of a single admission doubleheader on Sept. 24. That will cost the O's some fans on their final tally.

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For attendance purposes, we have one less home date remaining than last year, due to the rained out Toronto game that is now part of a single admission doubleheader on Sept. 24. That will cost the O's some fans on their final tally.
Remember the tickets from the rain-out can be traded in for the any of the Toronto or Tampa games so those games will draw those extra fans that they may not have otherwise due to the rain-out. Unfortunately for those fans, they are trading in tickets for a weekend game for a weekday game. On the flip side, if they so choose, they can get to see two games for the price of one on September 24. In fact, September 24 may also draw more fans than they might have otherwise, as everyone gets two for the price of one. Therefore, it is possible to get a small bump, as opposed to a drop, in total sales due to the rain-out. In short, I think the amount lost, if any will be negligible when looking at the tickets sold for the season as a whole.
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On the radio on the way into the city yesterday, they were talking about the ticket situation and Saturday is already sold out and both today and Sunday are getting close. It would not surprise me if all four games are over 40K and maybe even sell outs.

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On the radio on the way into the city yesterday, they were talking about the ticket situation and Saturday is already sold out and both today and Sunday are getting close. It would not surprise me if all four games are over 40K and maybe even sell outs.

It looks like Friday is getting close to a sell out as well....I wonder why Saturday sold out so quickly? MFY fans traveling?

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My guesstimate is 60K for the TB series, 55K for Toronto, 100K for Boston, total for the year 2,040,000.

I think they'll beat 100,000 for Boston rather handily. One of those is the Brooks statue game, and if the O's are still in the race, I think all three will be 40,000 plus. And I suspect the promotion they are running for the Tampa series may push the crowds over 20,000.

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